Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM; letterlijk “Award‑Winning Marconi Bakery”) is een Italian progressive rock band formed in 1970 and active to the present day. They were the first Italian rock group to achieve significant international success. Between 1973 and 1977, PFM released five albums with English lyrics and entered both the British and American charts. During this period, they toured extensively across Europe and the United States, performing at major events such as the Reading Festival in England and appearing on the American television program The Midnight Special. PFM introduced new sounds — including early use of the synthesizer — into Italian popular music. They were also among the first Italian bands to blend symphonic classical influences and traditional Italian musical elements within a rock framework. Their innovations, combined with their longevity, have secured PFM a place among the most important and influential bands in the progressive rock genre. The core musicians who would later form PFM were Franco Mussida (guitars, vocals), Flavio Premoli (keyboards), Luciano Dovesi (bass, later replaced by Giorgio Piazza) and Franz Di Cioccio (drums, vocals). They met and performed together in the mid‑1960s, working as backing musicians for prominent Italian pop, rock and folk artists such as Lucio Battisti, Mina, Adriano Celentano and Fabrizio De André. These shared experiences laid the foundation for the formation of Premiata Forneria Marconi in 1970, marking the beginning of one of Italy’s most celebrated progressive rock careers.
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